Oh, prong collars? Old hat. Rosenskrans predates the modern prong. The concept behind electronic collars, both shock and vibrating, are not new either. The Scandinavians in the 19th century utilized some rather harsh collars, one of which was called the klafve. The klafve is a rather interesting form of correction collar.
It is important to note that, in a Swedish dictionary by Peter von Möller, published in 1858, the klafve was also described as “a necklace of iron or wood which binds the cattle and even clamps [...] which is tied to the manger,” followed by “set around the neck of pigs to prevent them from penetrating the fence.” One would wonder if the word klafve is a matter of convention, or if it’s a device used both on livestocks or dogs.
So what is a klafve, one may ask? Here is Lewis Lloyd’s take on it in The Game Birds and Wild Fowl of Sweden and Norway in 1867:
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